Quality & Manufacturing Engineer – Southampton

About the role

Join a leading construction and material handling equipment company as a Quality & Manufacturing Engineer. You will support and optimise manufacturing and quality processes, focusing on customisation orders, damage management, standardisation and cross‑regional collaboration.

Key responsibilities

• Monitor and improve UK CUP production processes to ensure compliance with quality standards.
• Support manufacturing engineering activities such as process optimisation, work balancing and standardisation.
• Investigate production and field quality issues, lead root‑cause analysis and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Provide technical support for Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics, coordinating issue resolution during transport and handling.
• Act as a key interface between European divisions for quality, engineering and production topics.
• Collect, analyse and report production and quality data, tracking KPIs related to quality, cost and delivery.
• Develop and update work instructions, assembly standards and process documentation.
• Identify improvement opportunities in manufacturing efficiency, quality and safety and support best‑practice implementation.

Required profile

• Proven experience in manufacturing engineering or a related quality role.
• Ability to manage and resolve production and field quality issues across multiple regions.
• Strong communication skills for coordinating with logistics, engineering and production teams.
• Experience analysing data and KPI reporting to drive continuous improvement.

Required skills

• Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
• Data analysis
• Process optimisation

What we offer

• Competitive salary up to £35,000 per year.
• Opportunities for professional growth and development.
• A collaborative culture focused on innovation and limitless aspiration.